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[-] jaykrown@lemmy.world 97 points 1 day ago

I hate to break it to you 4chan dwelling normie fucking stupid shit head, but that 25 hrs a week is not because of the Affordable Care Act. It's because of greedy capitalist fucks who are squeezing you for every cent they give you to maximize profit margins well beyond what they need to for a healthy business model.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social 35 points 1 day ago

It's because of greedy capitalist fucks who are squeezing you

A healthcare system that makes everyone dependent on employers really makes it easy for them.

Medicare For All is about a lot more than just healthcare.

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago

Yeah that stuck out at me too. I love how the conservative media has thoroughly convinced the average dimwitted moron from flyover states that all of their problems are because of Obamacare and not because of the greed of their employer and the laws that they have enticed Congress to enact in their favor to prevent them from having to employ people full time.

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[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 141 points 1 day ago

Anon needs to redirect his hatred.

[-] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 day ago

born in 1949 Don't have to fight in a war

Hmmm

[-] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 1 day ago

Putting it in context, it's probably right. There are a lot of different swathes/classes of boomer, and the ones that would be able to do the listed in lines 7-10 are probably not the ones that were targeted for conscription in vietnam.

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[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 23 points 1 day ago

If he wasnt stuck working 25 hours a week and was able to do 40hr a week he'd be living pretty well.

Why is obamacare limiting him to 25 hours?

[-] lohky@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

Part-time employees don't get benefits, so they limit you to just under what is considered full-time employment because they hate you.

Isn't being poor cool?

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[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 183 points 2 days ago

Don't blame the ACA, those companies always had people working part time and just lowered the hours further.

[-] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Those companies would be screwing you regardless, you can't get a company to do anything but acquire profit without government to restrain them, otherwise they run the show and would own you as a slave. Only government limits their power, which would be absolute otherwise.

Unfortunately, our government is now under the control of corporations and has been for some time (since at least "money is free speech" and "corporations are people" court victories), defeating it's purpose. We used to break up monopolies and remove business licenses for unlawful practices! The good old days.

Hmmm, if corporations are people, and they make and employ AI, that means AI is people or something. So that's kinda neat.

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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 day ago

$115 a month phone/internet? Are US prices really that insane? My phone is £4 a month for unlimited calls/SMS and got an unlimited data SIM for a 4G router that costs £24/month.

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[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 100 points 2 days ago

What does Obamacare have to do with working 25hrs a week max?

[-] MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 204 points 2 days ago

Obamacare mandates employers offer healthcare to people working 30 hrs a week. A lot of places will only allow you to be scheduled for less than 30 hours a week, even if you are able and willing to go full time. It's stupid, but some people have convinced themselves that it's Obamacare's fault that their employer is shitty and the subsequent governments have been unwilling to close that loophole. It's also worth mentioning that employers did this even before Obamacare because there are other things that full time employees are entitled to that part time employees aren't.

[-] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 99 points 2 days ago

Thanks. So OOP just has a shitty boss. Got it.

[-] regdog@lemmy.world 99 points 2 days ago

OP also has a shitty mind set because he sides with the oppressor (his boss is the one denying him healthcare) and not the oppressed (everyone that can't afford healthcare).

If he understood the situation he would not call it "Obongocare"

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 62 points 1 day ago

“Obongocare” also reeks of racism, but that’s a given- it is 4chan after all.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 day ago

They just work for a typical capitalist company. They're all like that.

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[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 92 points 2 days ago

Also called it Obongocare which made me immediately lose any empathy to them for the racism, but it is 4chan I guess.

99% likely they vote Republican based on the attitide also, which is the root cause of a lot of their complaints (min wage, shitty employee protections, expensive Internet [almost certainly one of the monopoly ISP areas], has to rely on a car because public transit is socialism).

Yeah, the Democratic party sucks by and large for many other reasons, but id rather live in a D city than an R one any day of the week. /end obligatory response to "but Dems"

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[-] gramie@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 day ago

I just ran the numbers through a tax calculator for my province (Quebec). It says that on a salary of $18,000, I would pay about $1,200 for the pension plan and employment insurance. $0 paid for taxes, and I would actually receive a $4,000 as a tax refund.

And, of course Healthcare is free, Quebec has pharmacare so prescription drugs would be free, childcare is about $10/day if I need it, and since my salary is less than $90,000/year, I would qualify for free dental care.

There would also be a few things like the GST refund that would be about $500/year in my pocket.

Canada is not paradise, but I sure prefer living here.

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